Sherlock Holmes' Mini-Mysteries


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Nothing's better than a mystery to unlock a child's abilities in logic and deduction, and to strengthen reading skills--and it's elementary that stories based on literature's greatest detective will be most satisfying. The numbers prove it: Tom Bullimore's Sherlock Holmes's Puzzles of Deduction has sold 95,000 copies. This entertaining collection should enjoy the same success. Each puzzler is very brief, but it takes some brainwork to come up with the answers. j




Sherlock Holmes


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With countless clubs, films, and books celebrating Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary Sherlock Holmes, the popularity of literary history's favorite sleuth has never dimmed. Can you solve the case of the "Red-Headed League"? How about the "Empty House"? Sherlock Holmes can! All of the essential Holmes mysteries are efficiently organized in this tiny tome, which can either be enjoyed in small bites or devoured in one sitting. Featuring synopses, character profiles, and illustrations, this miniature edition brings to life the suspense and mystery of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic tales.




The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes


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Join Holmes and Watson as they examine interrupted games to deduce prior moves. A series of increasingly complex chess mysteries culminates in a double murder perpetrated by Professor Moriarty. The master sleuth instructs his companion (and us) in the intricacies of retrograde analysis; readers need only a knowledge of how the pieces move.




Sherlock Holmes Miniature Library


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A compact and extensive collection of Sherlock Holmes stories that looks amazing on your bookshelf. Explore the world of Sherlock Holmes in this boxed set of miniature books that looks wonderful on your shelf. When arranged in order, the spines create a colorful montage of scenes from Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories. The set includes ten volumes of Sherlock Holmes mysteries as well as a journal in which readers can record the results of their own sleuthing efforts. Set includes... A Study in Scarlet The Sign of the Four The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes The Hound of the Baskervilles The Return of Sherlock Holmes The Valley of Fear His Last Bow




Almost Perfect Crimes


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Presents seventeen short crime stories with sections giving clues and solutions for each.




The Fall of the Amazing Zalindas


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Sherlock Holmes and his Baker Street Irregulars are on the case in this brand new paperback edition of THE FALL OF THE AMAZING ZALINDAS If you have not heard about the world's most brilliant crime solver of all time, the consulting detective, Mr. Sherlock Holmes, you have undoubtedly spent your years beneath a large rock -- for much has been written about him. Those familiar with Mr. Holmes know that a gang of homelss boys, called the Baker Street Irregulars, assisted him in his crime solving. When a murder at the circus unravels another, far more treacherous crime, the master detective and the boys of the BSI must pursue terrifying villians to solve this mystery, dodging danger at every turn....




The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes


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These are the last twelve stories Conan Doyle wrote about Holmes and Watson. They reflect the disillusioned world of the 1920s and also include some of the wittiest passages in the series.




Good Night, Mr. Holmes


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Whodunit Crime Mysteries


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How does Sherman Oliver Holmes succeed in finding and solving every crime? It's elementary--he's the great-great-grandson of Sherlock, with the same finely honed powers of deduction! Sherman just showed up in Capital City one day, wearing a deerstalker cap; though Police Sergeant Gunter Watson didn't quite believe the outlandish tale, he quickly learned to trust the newcomer's instincts. Come along and watch Sherman's sixth sense in action as he uncovers thieves, murderers, and all-around bad guys and test your own detective skills against this modern master of sleuthing. * Someone snatched a million-dollar painting! Who was it? * A man is slain while wandering through a maze. Can you find your way through the thicket of suspects and name the killer? * It's foul ball when some young baseball players discover a burglary...or did one of them commit the crime himself? And, in case Holmes has you stumped, the answers appear at the end.




Mini Brain Games Mini Mysteries


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To solve these 200 short mysteries, you'll have to deduce the answers to logic puzzles, decode cryptograms, untangle anagrams, and more. Visual, verbal, and logic puzzles are included. Perfect travel size!